In a previous article, we reported that representatives from BEIS and TrustMark had visited one of our energy-efficiency retrofit schemes in Stramshall near Uttoxeter. That was followed this month (11 May) by another BEIS visit – this time to a decarbonisation project in Reading. We are delivering the £1.8 million scheme on behalf of Reading Borough Council.
On Thursday 28th April 2022, SBS staff welcomed representatives of BEIS, TrustMark and other agencies to Vicarage Road in Stramshall near Uttoxeter, to inspect progress on an ongoing energy efficiency retrofit programme.
In March 2022, Efficiency East Midlands (EEM) wrote to confirm that SBS’s submission for the EEM0046 Insulation and Associated Works Framework had been successful on all lots. The three lots comprise:
SBS has announced that it will be a co-sponsor of the National Insulation Association’s AGM and industry policy briefing, and a special Parliamentary Reception, which will be held at the House of Commons Terrace on Monday 6th June.
On 23 March 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, released his Spring Statement, which included an announcement about a new VAT reduction on energy efficiency measures.
Released on the same day as ONS reported that inflation had hit a 30-year high of +6.2%, the statement listed other initiatives intended to address the UK’s severe cost-of-living crisis. One of these included allocating an extra £500 million in funding for local authorities to support the country’s most vulnerable households.
